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PATENTED JAN. 22 1867.

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Be it known that I, DANIEL Krnnnn, of Franklin, in the county'of Merrimae, and State of New-Hampshire, have invented a new and improved Tether; and I do hereby declare thawtthe fgllowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to makejand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming partofithis specification.

The object sought to be attained by the present invention is to provide a tether, by the use of which it will be impossible for the rope or chain employed, and by which the animal-is harnessed or connected with the tether. to become entangled with or about the limbs of such animal.

In the accompanying plate of drawings, my improved tether is illustrated-:-

Figure 1 being 9. side elevation of the same; and- Figure 2 a i et ail iew to be hereinafter referred to.

A, in the drawings, represents the stake or upright on which the tethe r is to be liung. This takes, its upper end, is capped by a metallic or other suitable cap, B, terminating in two parallel upright arms C; betrtecirwhich, upon a centre pin a, one end of a pole, D, is hung so as to swing up and down in a nerticalplan'o. To the outer end of the pole, D, the horse or other animal is to be harnessed or hitched through a cord, rope, chain, or other suitable linc and to prevent such iihe from becoming entangled with or about the limbs of. the animal while grazing, I have hung a bent spring, E, about the centre pin or pivot, a, extending under tho said pole, which rests uponit as it is depressed, and thus reacting, tends to throw the pole upward when such pressure is released; the' peculiar shape of the spring E being shown in fig. 2 in detail. It may be here remarked, iu

conclusion, that I do not intend to limit myself to any one particular form or style'of spring for the pole, no! to any one material of which it may be made I claim as new, and desire to secure by.Letters Patentv The spring E applied to the pole D, in combination with .the stake A, substantially as and for the purpose described.

DANIEL KIDDER.

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